# NTSB CHI04CA174: Cessna 182N, N92422, Lancaster, WI, July 5, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 5, 2004, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Lancaster, WI
- Coordinates: 42.830276, -90.680831
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8303&lon=-90.6808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA174

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty winds and his improper flare.  The wind gusts were a contributing factor.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

the airplane was substantially damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed during a hard landing to a private airstrip.  The pilot stated that he encountered a severe downdraft while on short-final for landing.  He listed the winds as 100 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.

## Factual narrative

On July 5, 2004, about 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92422, piloted by a private pilot was substantially damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed during a hard landing on runway 9 at a private airstrip near Lancaster, Wisconsin.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The pilot and his passenger were not injured.  The flight originated from the accident airstrip about 1600 and the intended destination was Kenosha, Wisconsin.

In a written report, the pilot stated that he departed his private airstrip bound for Kenosha.  He stated that he contacted flight watch and determined that the weather conditions at Kenosha were not acceptable.  He reversed course and returned to his private airstrip.  He stated that while on short-final for landing he encountered a severe downdraft which resulted in a hard landing.  During the landing, the nose landing gear failed.  The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies in his written report.

The pilot listed the winds as 100 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92422](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92422), registered now, S/N 18260196, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18260196
- Engines: Continental O-470 210 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Steven R. Lopes
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PVT, Lancaster, WI
- Destination: ENW, KENOSHA, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 484 total, 400 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20040705016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705016989A), Jul 5, 2004: Cessna 182N, Lancaster, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 5, 2004, at 1715 CDT, at a private airstrip on windswept angus farms, 3 miles north of Lancaster, WI airport (79C), a Cessna 182, N92422,…

## Other investigations on N92422 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD75DKM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM18-201274), Apr 26, 1975: Cessna 182 (N92422), Hickory, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74DKG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG61), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 182N (N92422), St Simons Is, GA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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